Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1999)

2,384 consumer complaints on file.

#785410April 19, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
SINCE OWNERSHIP OF VEHICLE, CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT BRAKE PROBLEMS, ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE VEHICLE INSPECTED, THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED BUT CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT BRAKES WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY THEREFORE THE CHARGE FOR FIXING PROBLEM WAS $925.15 CONSUMER THEN CONTACTED MANUFACTURER ON 4-6-01 AND WAS TOLD THAT A RESOLUTION WOULD TAKE 48 HOURS, AS OF 4-19-01 STILL NO RESOLUTION, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY MANUFACTURER THAT DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE DEALER STATES THEY HAD NO RECORD OF VEHICLE OR SERVICE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744250April 19, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY 1999 SILVERADO PICKUP HAS 66,000+ MILES AT 60,221 MILES THE "ABS" LIGHT CAME ON AND THE UNIT DIRECTLY BELOW THE DRIVER'S SEAT THAT IS MOUNTED TO THE FRAME BEGAN TO HUMM CONTINUOSLY. AFTER CHECKING WITH MY CHEVROLET DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, HE EXPLAINED THAT THE COST OF REPLACEMENT FOR THE UNIT IN QUESTION WAS $728.00. I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER IF IT WOULD BE OKAY TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IF I UNPLUGGED IT. HE ASSURED ME THAT IT WAS OKAY. AFTER DOING SOME INVESTIGATING & QUESTIONING OTHER OWNERS I FOUND THAT THEY TOO HAD EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE FAILURE OF SUCH AN EXPENSIVE, MAJOR SAFETY COMPONENT AT ONLY 60,000 IS EXCESSIVE AND DANGEROUS. THE ABS MODULE IS THE HEART OF THE ABS SYSTEM AND WITHOUT IT THE VEHICLE IS RENDERED UNDRIVEABLE AND UNSAFE. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALREADY HAD THREE RECALLS, ALTHOUGH MINOR IN COMPARISON, BUT RECALLS NONE-THE-LESS. I CONSIDER THE FAILURE OF THE ABS SYSTEM SERIOUS AND A MAJOR FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886324April 19, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
FRONT END HAS BEEN VIBRATING SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE, DEALER HAS REPLACED FRONT END TWICE/ DASHBOARD TWICE, AND TRANSFER CASE 3 TIMES. WENT TO DIFFERENT DEALERS 11 TIMES. COULD NOT REMEDY PROBLEMS. CHEVROLET FIRST AGREED TO BUY VEHICLE BACK, THEN CHANGED MIND. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FELT THAT PROBLEM HAD TO DO WITH DRIVELINE. VEHICLE WAS AT DEALER 85 DAYS FIRST YEAR. PLEASE ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886243April 18, 2001
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES ARE WEARING OUT FASTER THAN THEY SHOULD, TO THE POINT WHERE CONSUMER CAN'T USE EMERGENCY BRAKE . *AK THE INSIDE DRUM AREA OF THE ROTORS WAS RUSTING CAUSING PREMATURE BRAKE SHOE FAILURE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886246April 18, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHEN PRESSING ON GAS PEDAL VEHICLE WON'T MOVE; THEN 1 SECOND, GAS PEDAL WILL KICK IN. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY JUMPS FORWARD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886108April 17, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH UNDER WET RAINY CONDITIONS WHEN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOST. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE SLID INTO A JERSEY WALL HEAD-ON. DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT LOOKED AT VEHICLE TO DETERMINE REASON THAT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS CURRENTLY IN POSSESSION OF VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886138April 17, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT WILL LOCK UP, AND WILL NOT EXTEND FOR PROPER OPERATION. CONSUMER HAD DEALERSHIP REPAIR THIS DEFECT WHEN HE WENT IN FOR A RECALL NOTICE HE RECEIVED ON BRAKES. CONSUMER STATED THAT BELT THAT REPLACED THE PREVIOUS BELT STILL DID NOT OPERATE PROPERLY, AND WILL STICK IN ONE POSITION. ALSO, CONCERNED THAT SERIAL NUMBERS ON TWO PASSENGER NUMBERS DO NOT MATCH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886139April 17, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS ARE TOO BRIGHT IN LOWEST SETTING. HEADLIGHTS ARE BLINDING TO OTHER CONSUMERS. REASON HE KNEW THIS WAS THAT HE WAS CONTINUALLY FLASHED BY OTHER VEHICLES TO TURN BRIGHT LIGHTS OFF WHEN THEY WERE IN LOWEST SETTING, FOLLOWED BY OTHER DRIVERS YELLING ABOUT HIS HEADLIGHTS, AND OTHER UNPLEASANTRIES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560831April 16, 2001
TIRES
GOODYEAR P235/75R16 ST TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN ONLY 19000 MILES, CONSUMER STATES HE FOUND HIMSELF AT TIMES WITH NO TRACTION AND TIRES WOULD MAKE BANG NOISES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885783April 12, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP IN REGARD TO RECALL 00V345000 CONCERNING ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT REPLACEMENT PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR RECALLED PART. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS SOME SIGNS OF WEAR ON OTHER VEHICLES THAT HAD BEEN INSPECTED, BUT WAS ADVISED THEY WOULD CALL CONSUMER ONCE PART CAME IN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743885April 11, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTITLOCK BRAKES FAILURE, MODULE WENT OUT ON THREE DIFFERENT VEHICLES AT 40,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885573April 10, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 30MPH ON HIIGHWAY WITH REAR DISC BRAKES THAT WERE METAL CHUNKS FLYING OFF OF BRAKES WHILE TRAVELING. HE WAS ABLE TO TAKE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP SAFELY. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743810April 10, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILS, DROPS GLASS DOWN INSIDE PANEL, REPLACED 4 MONTH OLD MOTOR GOING OUT. WINDOW WILL NOT RESPOND. POWER LOCKS; REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY WOULD NOT OPEN DOORS, LOCKED OUT OF VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. INSIDE MANUAL LOCKS HAVE QUIT WORKING WON'T UNLOCK, PERSONS HAVE BEEN LOCKED IN VEHICLE! INCLUDING CHILDREN WITH ADULT. ABS MOTOR WON'T SHUT OFF, PULLED FUSE, DEALER SAYS THE MOTOR WIRING IS SHORTING OUT, DON'T KNOW WHY, DRIVING THROUGH RAIN OR CAR WASH MAY BE CAUSE. ??
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560739April 9, 2001
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING, THE RIGHT REAR KELLY TRAIL MARK TIRE LT235/85R16E EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWERVE UNCONTROLLABLY AND INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE IMPACT CAUSED BOTH VEHICLES TO LEAVE THE ROADWAY AND A FIRE TO ENSUE, THERE WAS ONE FATALITY AND 4 INJURIES. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
1
#885449April 9, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
CONSUMER CAN FLL GAS TANK COMPETLEY UP, AND BEFORE LEAVING PUMP, GAS GAUGE FAILS TO GIVE PROPER INDICATION OF GAS IN TANK. ENGINE GOES BACK TO EMPTY. CONSUMER HAS GOTTEN A FEW REASON AS TO WHAT COULD CAUSE GAS GAUGE NOT TO GIVE CORRECT INDICATION. DEALER BELIEVES IT MAY CBE RELATED TO A COMPUTER GLITCH THAT CAUSES MALFUNCTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743718April 8, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
GAS PEDAL STUCK DOWN, COULD NOT CONTROL VEHICLE DUE TO SLIPPERY ROAD COULD NOT BRAKE DUE TO ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#743652April 6, 2001
TIRES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TIRE FAILED WHEN THE TRUCK WAS PARKED. THE BRAKES DO NOT ALWAYS APPLY FULL BRAKING WHEN THE PEDDLE IS PUSHED TO THE FLOOR. THIS IS NOT THE ABS ACTIVATING. THE BRAKING DISTANCE MAY BE 3 TO 4 TIMES WHAT IT SHOULD BE. THE DEALER TESTED THE THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND TEST DROVE IT AND SAID THAT EVERYTHING IS NORMAL. THE PEDDLE TRAVEL DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE ENOUGH TO ALLOW FOR VARIATIONS IN THE SYSTEM. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT. *AK (TIRESIZE: P265/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885213April 6, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS PUMP WAS CONSTANTLY RUNNING, NO ABS BRAKING ACTION DURING THAT TIME. ALSO, THIS WOULD HAVE CAUSED BATTERY TO DRAIN. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO REPLACED ABS PUMP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885222April 6, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHILE PASSENGE'S SEAT BELT IS BEING USED IT LOCKS UP AND WILL NOT EXTEND FROM RETRACTING MECHANISM, BECOMING VERY TIGHT ON PASSENGER. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THE DEALER STATES THAT THERE WAS NO USE INSTALLING ANOTHER PASSENGER SEAT BELT SINCE IT WOULD LOCK UP ALSO. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885116April 5, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
WHEN DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND UPON ACCELERATION THERE WAS VIBRATION IN ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHICH CAUSED DRIVER'S DISTRACTION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK DRIVING AT 1100 RPM ACCELERATING OR DEACCELERATING CAUSES VIBRATION FROM THE ENGINE AREA. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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